From fermentation to flavor, here’s what sets them apart.

For beer novices, categories like session and pale ale may seem interchangeable, but their Venn diagram does feature a few distinctions worth knowing.

At first glance, ale could easily pass for beer. It sits in the glass with the same golden glow, crowned with foam, inviting that familiar first sip. But beneath the surface, ale tells a far older, ...

When it comes to the hierarchy of beer styles that American brewers have put their own spin on, it’s pretty tough to beat the appeal of the American pale ale. It all started in 1980, when Ken Grossman ...

Certified Cicerone Anne Becerra’s guide explores six ways to branch out from familiar beer choices. Her picks span Trappist ...

If you’re looking for a slightly-bitter-yet-malt-forward, crisp, easy-drinking beer for the spring and summer months instead of the usual overly bitter IPAs, maybe try grabbing a pale ale instead.

If you often get confused between a pale ale and an India Pale Ale, you are not alone. Apart from sounding like they are interchangeable, pale ales and IPAs have a few overlapping characteristics, ...

A new beer category, named ‘fresh ale’ has been created by Otter Brewery to bridge the gap between craft beer, cask ale and lager. ‘Fresh ales’ are beers that are initially brewed as cask ales, but ...

Six ales, three lagers, and, surprisingly, one non-alcoholic beer were chosen by BevTest as the Top Ten Beers of 2024. Five of the beers were category winners at the 2024 World Beer Championships. Six ...

Today, there are over 100 distinct styles of beer available for the sipping — from hop-forward IPAs and rich dessert-like stouts to tart sours and crisp, mellow pilsners. Despite the overwhelming ...

While walking through a grocery store recently, I saw something that stopped me in my tracks. There, nestled among the displays of holiday candies and six-packs of assorted, spice-bombed Christmas ...